03/21/2024 03:30 PM Senate STATE AFFAIRS

        SB 185-ESTABLISH AK MILITARY AFFAIRS COMMISSION                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:33:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR  KAWASAKI announced  the consideration  of SENATE  BILL NO.                                                               
185 "An Act establishing the  Alaska Military Affairs Commission;                                                               
and  relating to  the duties  and powers  of the  Alaska Military                                                               
Affairs Commission."                                                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
3:34:04 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited a motion.                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
3:34:11 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved  to adopt the committee  substitute (CS) for                                                               
SB 185, work order 33-LS0953\U, as the working document.                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
3:34:23 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI objected for purposes of discussion.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:34:34 PM                                                                                                                    
RILEY VON  BORSTEL, Staff, Senator  Scott Kawasaki,  Alaska State                                                               
Legislature,  Juneau, Alaska,  presented the  summary of  changes                                                               
for SB 185:                                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
[Original punctuation provided.]                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
             Summary of Changes to Senate Bill 185                                                                            
                         Version B to U                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
     Section 2                                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
        1. Deletes: "nominated by an organization municipal                                                                     
          governments  in the  state  and  appointed by  the                                                                    
          Governor, if,  within 60 days  after a  seat under                                                                    
          this  paragraph  becomes vacant,  an  organization                                                                    
          that  represents  municipal   governments  in  the                                                                    
          state  fails to  nominate one  or more  persons to                                                                    
          fill  the  seat,  the  Governor  may  appoint  any                                                                    
          qualified person; an  organization that represents                                                                    
          municipal   governments   in   the   state   shall                                                                    
          nominate, and the Governor shall appoint,"                                                                            
                                                                                                                                
        2. Adds: "appointed by the Governor; the Governor                                                                       
          shall appoint"                                                                                                        
                                                                                                                                
        3. Deletes:   "collectively,    the    installations                                                                    
          represent different  branches of the  armed forces                                                                    
          of  the United  States, and  one of  whom, to  the                                                                    
          extent  possible, represents  a geographic  region                                                                    
         not otherwise represented on the commission;"                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
        4. Adds: "(A) the installations, collectively,                                                                          
          represent different  branches of the  armed forces                                                                    
          of  the   United  States;  and  (B)   each  member                                                                    
          represents a  different geographic region,  to the                                                                    
          extent possible;"                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:36:11 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no further objection and CSSB 185 was                                                                      
adopted as the working document.                                                                                                
                                                                                                                                
3:36:46 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI opened public testimony on SB 185; finding none,                                                                 
he closed public testimony.                                                                                                     
                                                                                                                                
3:36:55 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI solicited the will of the committee.                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
3:37:08 PM                                                                                                                    
SENATOR CLAMAN moved to report CSSB 185, work order 33-LS0953\U,                                                                
from committee with individual recommendations and attached                                                                     
fiscal note(s).                                                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
3:37:23 PM                                                                                                                    
CHAIR KAWASAKI found no objection and CSSB 185, work order 33-                                                                  
LS0953\U, was reported from the Senate State Affairs Standing                                                                   
Committee.